Author: Maisy

  • Range is fixed. Need new cookware.

    We had someone come in to fix our EW30EF65GSA Range. Our Electrolux Stove is out of commission We needed a new Relay Board, and I was sick of trying to fix it. Another thing is they said the power wasn’t hooked up correctly. Quizzical since it was installed by installers and the power cord was…

  • Our Electrolux Stove is out of commission

    Our EW30EF65GSA suddenly had a major problem over a week ago now. The front right burner, radiant element under a glass top, dual-burner, turned ON but was too hot, like on super HIGH. Turned it off, it was flashing HE as usual and looking settings-wize was OFF, but still burning hot on HIGH and looking full ON. Since…

  • Fridgidaire Upright Freezer E8 and more

    Our freezer has had problems for a long while now. I finally had enough of it, decided to look deeper into it. Hurray! It’s definite that two things I’ve gotten for it were better for it. Front control panel and the Temperature Defrost gizmo are what I’ve replaced  (I tested the Temp Defrost when it arrived,…

  • It’s the week of Christmas 2015!

    Less than a week until Christmas means more baking, more cleaning, more, more, more … I made a batch of Snickerdoodles yesterday. I also made up a double batch of Tollhouse Cookies, but didn’t bake them, my daughter did. I want to make a chewy molasses cookie, snowballs (russian tea cakes), and so many more…

  • Culture, still haven’t gotten any

    The last regular post I wrote on this site was about Culture, in February. It’s now nearing the end of August and I haven’t put a bit more of time into obtaining any sour dough or any other cultures. I’m very unhappy with myself about my non-action, and will try to redeem the situation very…

  • Fresh Tomato and Onion Salsa

    Fresh Tomato and Onion Salsa

    2 cups freshly diced tomatoes, seeded 1 medium sweet onion, finely diced 8-10 cloves garlic, peeled and finely diced 1 Teaspoon dried oregano 2 Lemons, juiced 2 Tablespoons Sea Salt 1/4 cup spring water ————————————— Combine everything but the water in a bowl, mix together well. Pack the tomato-onion mix into a Quart jar, then…

  • Culture Talk

    I’ve been thinking about doing more with bread again. I stopped making my own spelt sponges quite awhile ago. I need to get a proper sourdough starter. I’m making that my objective to complete in the next couple of weeks. [I do not want to “attempt” to make my own BTDT it’s not for me.]…

  • Blueberry Corn Muffins

    1 1/4 cups corn meal (a Masa variety) 3/4 cup Sprouted flour 1/2 cup sugar 3 teaspoons baking powder 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup blueberries, fresh or frozen 1 egg 1/2 cup butter, melted 2 1/4 cups milk In a large bowl combine the dry ingredients. Add the blueberries, stirring to distribute them fairly evenly.…

  • Corn-Bread Taco Casserole

    This recipe is made in a 9×13 glass pan, serves a large family or small group easily. (Really delicious first time, or as leftovers!) Make a double recipe of cornbread batter, layer cornbread batter and taco meat and cheese, bake in the oven until the cornbread is done, lightly browned on top. Taco filling: 2…

  • Blank Paper Feeling Time Crunch

    Blank Paper Feeling Time Crunch

    There’s a birthday in the family coming up on Tuesday. Today we got most of the presents wrapped. I’m trying to figure out what kind of project to make, including a card, and I don’t have that much time left! I’m feeling like a blank sheet of paper, basically. Totally no idea of what to…

  • Apple Pie

    Apple Pie

    Granny Smith apples are tart and crisp; Red Delicious a bit sweeter and softer, in a baked pie. Combined they make a beautiful pie, or using only one type, adjust sugar, more for Granny, less for Red. Experience is the best teacher! Just never substitute salt for sugar and most any apple pie is edible.…

  • Fireplace Update – New Back Installed

    Fireplace Update – New Back Installed

    The fireplace back piece was installed two days ago. Unfortunately I have a bad cold and wasn’t in the room to see it happening, and it’s not what I was told was going to happen. It’s totally different from the original sidepanels. They were going to paint the new piece black so that it would…

  • Tuna Casserole

    Tuna Casserole

    Tuna Casserole for a large family You will need to combine the following items: 2 cups grated cheddar cheese, divided 2 cans tuna in water, drained and flaked into small pieces with a fork 1 12-oz. pkg. frozen peas, cooked until soft, then drained 1 16-oz. pkg. medium egg noodles, cooked in salted water for…

  • Fireplace Update & A/C Forecast

    Our fireplace is still in use, and the part was supposedly ordered, but hasn’t come in yet. It’ll be a couple more weeks of fireplace use, at least. Maybe more. Spring doesn’t look too far away looking at Accuweather data. Then it’ll be back to the A/C to keep pollen to a minimum and hope…

  • Fireplace

    We had our chimney swept and the guy was impressed with the lack of … saying we must burn good stuff. Yes. Hardwood, as well Seasoned as can be. Our back panel will be replaced, the rest of it can get by for another couple of years. He said it’s safe to use it as…

  • Fireplace December 2013

    Fireplace December 2013

    We need to get our fireplace and chimney inspected. Yes, we burn wood every year. No, never have had it swept. Bad, bad, bad. Our fireplace has 3 panels of fire-whatever it’s called. The back one is cracked near the right side, and only recently we noticed that the left side is worse than that,…

  • Christmas 2013

    Merry Christmas! Christmas was nice this year. It wasn’t awesome for photographs though, I didn’t take very many. It wasn’t that I didn’t want to, it just didn’t happen. I got the (then) soon to be retired LEGO Red Cargo Train last Christmas, but didn’t build it until this month. It’s under the tree, which…

  • The Holidays are approaching!

    The weather is cooler and the calendar is now showing November. Time to start thinking about a birthday and Thanksgiving, which are usually entwined to some degree more or less, this year the least of ever, with Thanksgiving being so late (compared to normally.) My husband is tasked with finding a nice FRESH Pastured Free-Range Turkey. I…

  • Hamburger Steaks (Full Dinner)

    Hamburger Steaks (Full Dinner)

    Description Hamburger Steaks are ground beef, whichever kind you use, with added ingredients and molded into an oblong flattened shape, about an inch high. They are browned on each side and finish cooking in the oven on a moderate temperature while gravy is made in the same pan as the hamburger steaks were browned in.…

  • Help! It’s dinner time and I have no idea what to make!

    I need ideas for more meals. I am in a rut. Always the same old thing. I’m really picky as to what to have though, not usually having much energy to actually make much of a meal for dinner anymore either. I want simple from scratch things, no mushrooms. No fish or seafood. Not that…